Dam Safety Question After Teton Collapse Sparks Policy Debate
The Teton Dam collapse in Idaho caused 14 deaths and $400 million in damage, with critics accusing BuRec of unsafe site selection and lack of instrumentation. Reader’s Digest highlights erosion risks, the use of risky silt fill, and missing buried sensors, noting 37 large dams built since 1950 without instruments. Rep. Ryan proposes fixes to dam inspection laws to prevent future tragedies.
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Teton
Idaho
James Nathan Miller
Reader’s Digest
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
BuRec
Miller
California
Auburn
Association of Engineering Geologists
Sacramento
Carter
Congress
West Virginia
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Corps
Leo J. Ryan
Calif
House
Government Operations Subcommittee
Teton Valley
Insurance For Plants by Erma Bombeck
In a humorous riff Bombeck recounts letters after a Boston fern’s death and a quirky Plant Life Insurance Policy by Craig Beasley. She notes accidental death definitions, the policy’s limits, and a running joke about houseplants, light, water, and a stubborn Mother-in-Law tongue.
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Boston
Charlotte
North Carolina
Craig Beasley
Sensing The News Whitewashing Cuba By ANTHONY HARRIGAN
Anthony Harrigan criticizes liberal and business groups for pressuring the Carter administration to restore full diplomatic ties with Cuba. He argues Cuba’s regime remains repressive and a base for Soviet activity, making normal relations irresponsible.
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NBC
Cuba
Indianapolis News
Alisky
Carter
Latin America
Chile
University of Havana
United States
U.S
Castro
U. S
Havana
Uncle Sam
President's Move by Holmes Alexander laments Cambodia report
The column recounts John Barron's vivid account of Khmer Rouge atrocities in Phnom Penh and asks whether the United States should act. It questions Western civilization's resolve, cites Carter's human rights stance, and weighs whether the Old Order is worth saving, with provocative hints of drastic options.
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Washington, D.C
John Barron
Reader's Digest
New York
Barron
Solzhenitsyn
Russia
Cambodia
Reader's Digest Press
Khmer Rouge
Phnom Penh
North Vietnam
Indochina
Free World
Carter
Uganda
State Department
CIA
Red
Jimmy
Carter Honeymoon Polls Compared Across Presidents
Analysis of Gallup data shows Carter's early approval in the 65 to 72 percent range resembles a typical honeymoon. Eisenhower Kennedy Johnson Nixon maintained high ratings for six months, with Ford an exception due to his pardon. If Carter's May-June numbers slip, the cushion could erode faster than most predecessors.
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University of Rochester
John Mueller
U.S
Dwight Eisenhower
Human Behavior Magazine
Elmer Cornwell
JFK
LBJ
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Watergate
Gallup
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Niagara Falls
Lyndon Johnson
John Kennedy
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Mr. Carter
King Features Synd., Inc
Outs Turn In As Subversives Take Center Stage
A reflection on shifting U.S. attitudes toward radicals once labeled outs now welcomed in academia and paid by the CIA. Notable figures include Red Cohn Bendit Agee and Birnbaum, praised as victims of security policy while accused of treason and espionage. The piece argues reforms threaten national stability.
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Widener
New York City
Red
U.S
America
Ins
Danny
FBI
CIA
Colin-Bendit
Philip Agee
Fingerer
Richard Welch
Athens
Agee
United States
Benjamin R. Civiletti
Justice Department
Criminal Division
Robert D. Heins, Jr
Britain
Norman Birnbaum
Amherst College
Jack B. Weinstein
Brooklyn
N.Y
Birnbaum
Soviet Union
Eeiaeane
Ernest Mandel
Fourth International
Revolutionary Liberation Army
Radical Education Project
REP
Students For
Dave Gilbert
Princeton University
Edith Black
Princeton
U.S.A
Reader's Comment on Government Run Medical Care
A reader argues that government takeover of medical and hospital insurance would eliminate premiums but raise taxes, predicting inefficiency and poorer care under a state monopoly. The letter frames socialized medicine as a loss of private enterprise efficiency.
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Vale Cone
Fred Fey Anderson
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Charles W. Laughlin
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